Ruler

What do we mean by ruler?

One, such as a monarch or dictator, that rules or governs. noun

A straightedged strip, as of wood or metal, for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths. noun

One who rules or governs; one who exercises dominion or controlling power over others; a person who commands, manages, restrains, or has part in the making or administration of law; one in authority. noun

A rule; an instrument made of wood, brass, ivory, or the like, with straight edges or sides, by means of which, as a guide, straight lines may be drawn on paper, parchment, or other substance, by passing a pen or pencil along the edge. (See rule, and parallel ruler, under parallel.) When a ruler has the lines of chords, tangents, sines, etc., it is called a scale. See scale. noun

In engraving, a workman who operates a ruling-machine for ruling in flat tints, etc. See ruling-machine. noun

In line-engraving, a straight steel bar supported on cleats, to which a socket is so fitted that it slides evenly and steadily backward and forward. noun

One who rules; one who exercises sway or authority; a governor. noun

A straight or curved strip of wood, metal, etc., with a smooth edge, used for guiding a pen or pencil in drawing lines. Cf. Rule, n., 7 (a). noun

See under Parallel. noun

A (usually rigid), flat, rectangular measuring or drawing device with graduations in units of measurement; a rule; a straightedge with markings; a measure. noun

A person who rules or governs; a person who exercises dominion or controlling power over others. noun

A person who rules or commands noun

Measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths noun

A (usually rigid), flat, rectangular measuring or drawing device with graduations in units of measurement; a straightedge with markings.

A person who rules or governs; someone or something that exercises dominion or controlling power over others.

Words that are spelled similarly to ruler:
ruler, rule, rules, ruley, euler, ruled, ruer, ruder, ruger, rumer, ruber, runer, rular, puler, rulier, guler, ruwer, rouler, ruter.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word ruler:
khanate, emirate, principality, reigned, vassal, princely, sultanate, maharaja, dynasty, qin, mysore, sultan, dubai, shah, raja, sheikh, ibn, accession, deposed, bin, conquered, jin, throne, underworld, abu, khan, muhammad, persia, ruled, bahrain, ibrahim, reign, kashmir, mohammed, invaded, ancestral, duchy, regent, realm, bce, empire, inscription, byzantine, emperor, kingdom, ali, monarch, succeeded, successor, conquest, egypt, crowned, heir, bengal, king, rule, ottoman, ruling, han, clan, kings, eldest, grandson, delhi, duke, prince, son, coins, fled, heaven, rebellion, seized, persian, syria, iii, islam, succession, descendants, muslim, princess, lands, elder, territories.

Words that rhyme with ruler:
cooler, jeweler, mueller, buhler, schooler, tooler, preschooler, water cooler, pooler, buehler, schuller, wine cooler, schuler, cuellar, uhler, shuler, schueler, schueller, cool her, fool her, hewler, muehler, overrule her, pool her, ridicule her, rule her, school her, shular, spuhler, steinkuehler, stuhler, suhler, uhlir.

Adjectives that are often used to describe ruler:
new, supreme, absolute, last, young, sole, powerful, real, wise, local, independent, single, strong, muslim, present, chief, sovereign, rich, legitimate, foreign, former, ideal, virtual, native, able, civil, temporal, secular, enlightened, future, actual, true, christian, military, hereditary, greatest, weak, rightful, effective, divine, traditional, mighty, autocratic, despotic, indian, nominal, spiritual, undisputed, egyptian, benevolent, successful, earthly, female, bad, colonial, constitutional, horizontal, capable, afghan, roman, joint, russian, tyrannical, paramount, lawful, righteous, universal, inch, famous, wooden, aztec, vertical, inca, parallel, metal, persian, arab, plastic.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective ruler:
guides, cult, worship, mark, units, lines, cults, line, area, relationship, scissors, ship, class, settings, van, minister, edge, subject, lists, measurements, length, supreme, test, bar, increments, measurement, method, parallel, figure, punishment, marks, guide, singh, compass, caste, rul, gods, saturn, callimachus, legitimacy, type, relationships, bars, option, sharqi, measure, portraits, mistress, pencil, lengths, qasimi, shargi, shun, names, relations, bees, portraiture, guard, tracks, sultan, myths, succession, chun, humaid, rashid, sage, sakra, living, king, arbitress, paper, jealousy, israel, octavian, powers, procedure, virtue, ferdinand, art, qaiwain, ruling, divisions, markings, montezuma, see, jupiter, pattern.

Consonant match to ruler:
relay, rally, really, rely, roller, ruley, riley, wryly, rollo, raleigh, rouleau, railer, rawly, roily, rolly, realer, rula, rayleigh, reeler, roley, rylee, rowley, rolley, rollie, rallye, reilly, raley, rella, rolla, rallo, reller, rawley, reali, railey, reli, rilla, rullo, ryley, re-lay, reiley, rulli, reilley, rielly, rolli, re lay, reily, rae lee, rail a, rail he, ray lee, ray leigh, re le, re lee, re low, real a, real e, real eye, real he, real high, real i, real low, reali e, reel a, reel he, reel her, reel i, riely, rile her, ro lo, roeller, rol e, role a, role he, role her, role high, role i, role lay, role o, roll a, roll he, roll her, roll high, roll i, rolle i, rollei, rowlie, rowly, roy lee, rue le, rule a, rule e, rule he, rule her, rule high, rule i, rule lay, rule o, rule who.

Words that sound like ruler:
ruler, rouler, roller, realer, reeler, rular, railer, reller, rule, rules, rulers, rool, ruly, rul, ruel, ruley, rula, drooler, crueller, roul, roule, ruer, rulli, reule, reul, erler, rwr, schuler, schuller, schueler, schueller, ringer, wronger, wringer, ronger, rongeur, rare, rail, rather, rally, rails, ral, crawler, raleigh, raul, brawler, prowler, rar, growler, driller, rattler, rall, rasher, griller, cruller, broiler, rael, rale, rawl, rawer, rature, rair, raley, rals, arrear, radler, raillery, frailer, raer, ralls, caroller, railey, rales, drawler, rarr, rali, rahl, raar, rallye, arar, rala, aurar, kruller, raal, rahr, ramler, rauer, rauscher, orear, railers, rallier, briller, raucher, rawle, brailler, moraler, droller, arola, arulo, proller.